Because Quotes · Page 98

Far from being dead, physical media has years of life left and must be preserved because there is no better alternative.

— Ridley Scott

I just thank God that I didn't grow up with so much money or privilege because you had to create ways to…

— Kim Basinger

I like reading biographies because most of them are slightly similar, and it's voyeuristic, looking into someone's life.

— Courtney Barnett

I became captain after playing 17 years for India so probably I became captain by default because nobody else wanted it.

— Anil Kumble

I'm not a big fan of trying to be a sex symbol or any of that stuff because I really like the…

— Skylar Grey

I like using snapshot cameras because they're idiot-proof. I have bad eyesight, and I'm no good at focusing big cameras.

— Terry Richardson

With any character, you have to put part of yourself into it because we are the soul that brings that character to…

— Madeline Brewer

I am proud of religious Zionism. I am proud of the members of religious Zionism because it is a true ideological public.

— Naftali Bennett

Regional films have a great impact on the audience, especially because of the proximity of the language with the people.

— Mukesh Tiwari

'Awkward Black Girl' is spreading to all the right people because of word of mouth and social networks. I'm so grateful.

— Issa Rae

Basketball is probably one of the best workouts you can possibly have, because it's cardiovascular and it's plyometrics.

— Donovan Bailey

In the annals of the rich and miserable, Christina Onassis stands out, if only because she was so rich and so miserable.

— Jeff Giles

The question for me was, could TV actually teach? I knew it could, because I knew 3-year-olds who sang beer commercials!

— Joan Ganz Cooney

I'm never going to do something that I don't want to do, because I've been given the opportunity to not have to…

— Maisie Williams

You can't really say that Bushmaster or Mariah Dillard is a bigger bad, because they both do some pretty heinous things.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

I'm not entirely comfortable saying I'm an actor, because it seems like a very weird, almost dorky thing to say you are.

— Seth Rogen

Because contemporary paganism is essentially so new, its underlying ethical structure is not particularly sophisticated.

— Liz Williams

I'm astonished by my success. I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become…

— Danielle Steel

As a player, you never want a penalty shoot-out, because it is a lottery to some extent. You'd rather win in 90 minutes.

— Thomas Muller

I am so tired of being told by Democratic operatives to 'suck it up' because so many other profound issues are at…

— David Mixner

I was the little kid growing up. I wasn't picked on because, honestly, I was fast, so I could run away from…

— Robert Knepper

Oral history is a recipe for complete misrepresentation because almost no one tells the truth, even when they intend to.

— Niall Ferguson

I like chicken a lot because chicken is generous - that is to say, it's obedient. It will do whatever you tell…

— Maya Angelou

You have to be very careful when you're working on a sequel, because it has to be a continuation of what you…

— Hideo Kojima

I have so much respect for policy makers and diplomats, but I could never be a politician because of the way they…

— Azita Ghanizada

I wasn't an easy, happy-go-lucky girl because I used to think about everything so much, and I think I probably still do.

— Kate Bush

I'm just working hard because I know that's the way you can get things done. That's how I've been able to be…

— Torrey Smith

Time means a great deal to every runner. It means everything to me, because most days miles don't count; only minutes do.

— Joe Henderson

Anytime I've won a fight and asked for an opponent, I've usually gotten it, and that's because it's all well thought-out.

— Michael Chiesa

I am a Catholic because I choose to be a Catholic. And then I go to the Mass because I choose. It…

— Paulo Coelho

In the adverts, I look like I do because 150 people have spent seven hours making me look dazzling. That's not me…

— Keeley Hawes

We moved to Gambia from Sweden when I was six years old because my dad was from there. It was definitely a…

— Seinabo Sey

The McCain-Feingold limit on how much you give a candidate didn't really work because people found ways to get around it.

— Foster Friess

Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me.

— Joe Torre

I'm trying to always do new things because if you stay behind and fight the future, you are just going to be…

— Diplo

I always wear SPF 30 sunscreen under my make-up, and I also wear a hat because taking care of my skin is…

— Brande Roderick

I do quite often thank Frank Skinner because he agreed to do the very first series and that was a real stamp…

— Alex Horne

I don't want to play safe, because there are a lot of people who are playing it safe, and I don't want…

— Shweta Tripathi

I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time…

— Nancy Lublin

I suppose my best attribute, if you want to call it that, is sincerity. I can sell sincerity because that's the way…

— John Wayne